3 Provisions as regards premises used for transferred services.U.K.
(1)All the land in a designated dockyard shall, whatever the respective rights in or over any part of it of the Secretary of State and a dockyard contractor, be treated for the purposes of—
[F1(a)section 3 of M1Special Constables Act 1923 (appointment of constables in respect of Her Majesty’s dockyards),]
(b)Part II of the M2Military Lands Act 1892 (byelaws for lands under the management of Secretary of State used for service purposes), and
(c)the M3General Rate Act 1967 or, in Scotland, the Valuation Acts (under which rates are levied except on land occupied by or on behalf of the Crown for public purposes),
as land or, in Scotland, land or heritages under the control or management of the Secretary of State or the Defence Council, or occupied on behalf of the Crown, for naval, military or air force purposes or the purposes of his departure or for public purposes, as the case may be, and all instruments, authorities, powers and privileges subsisting under those enactments at the commencement of this Act shall (until revoked) continue in force accordingly.
(2)Part II of the M4Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (security of tenure for business tenants) shall not apply to any tenancy granted to a dockyard contractor in respect of any land in a designated dockyard.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 3(1)(a) repealed (E.W.S.) by Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 (c. 4, SIF 95), ss. 7(6), 8(2)(3)
Marginal Citations